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Financiamiento al comercio exterior y la década perdida de América Latina

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  • Sebastian Alvarez

    (Universidad de Ginebra (Suiza))

  • Juan H. Flores

    (Universidad de Ginebra (Suiza) e Instituto Figuerola (España))

Abstract

La “Gran Recesión” ha renovado el interés de los economistas sobre el vínculo entre financiamiento al comercio, comercio exterior y crecimiento económico.Los investigadores han encontrado que los efectosde la caída en el crédito a las exportaciones explica engran medida la fuerte caída observada en el comercio internacional luego de la crisis de 2008. En este marco,el presente artículo propone examinar la “década perdida” de América latina durante la crisis de la deuda como un ejemplo comparativo histórico. En los años que siguieron al default mexicano de 1982 y el de otros países latinoamericanos, el acceso al crédito internacional de la región se vio fuertemente limitado,en especial el destinado a financiar las importaciones. No obstante, la puesta en marcha de la estrategia de renegociación de la deuda permitió mantener abiertas algunas líneas de crédito al comercio con América latina, que en muchos casos servían para financiar la importación de bienes intermedios y de capital necesariosa la producción local. Las agencias oficiales de exportación y la adhesión a los programas de ajuste del FMI fueron factores determinantes para acceder a este tipo financiamiento externo. / The "Great Recession" has renewed the interest of economists on the link between trade finance, foreign trade and economic growth. Researchers have found that the effects of the drop in export credit explains the sharp drop observed in the international trade after the crisis of 2008. In this framework, this article proposes to examine the "lost decade" of Latin America during the debt crisis as a historical comparative example. In the years that followed the Mexican default of 1982 and that of other Latin American countries, access to international credit in the region was severely limited, especially that destined to finance imports. However, the implementation of the debt renegotiation strategy allowed to keep some lines of credit open to trade with Latin America, which in many cases served to finance the importation of intermediate goods and capital needed for local production. The official export agencies and the adherence to the IMF adjustment programs were determining factors in accessing this type of external financing.

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  • Sebastian Alvarez & Juan H. Flores, 2013. "Financiamiento al comercio exterior y la década perdida de América Latina," Revista Actualidad Económica, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Economía y Finanzas, vol. 23(81), pages 11-21, Sept-Dic.
  • Handle: RePEc:ief:revaec:v:23:y:2013:i:81:p:11-21
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    Keywords

    Crédito al comercio; crisis de la deuda; crisis financieras;
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    JEL classification:

    • F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
    • F42 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - International Policy Coordination and Transmission
    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • N16 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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